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Living in Seattle, The PROS & CONS

Living In Seattle - Bryce Greenleaf

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Living in Seattle, The PROS & CONS of 2023
If you're thinking about moving to Seattle or the surrounding suburbs, these are some of the most important upsides and drawbacks you should know about living in this area.

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Bryce Greenleaf
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📲 I have many people contacting me moving here to the greater Seattle Washington area, and I LOVE it! If you are moving or relocating here to Seattle or the surrounding suburbs and need some help deciding what area to move to, and shopping for your next home, I can make the transition much easier for you.

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00:00 - Intro
01:05 - Pro: Job Market
02:42 - Con: Lack of AC
03:48 - Pro: Outdoor Recreation
04:34 - Con: Traffic
05:13 - Pro: Mild Climate
06:13 - Con: Home Prices
06:49 - Pro: Variety in Housing/Neighborhoods
08:22 - Con: Gloomy Weather
09:13 - Pro: Public Transportation
11:18 - Con: Homelessness Issues

20 Comments

@livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf Creator 3 years ago Pinned

Thanks for watching! If you're looking to buy or sell a home in the greater Seattle area, feel free to shoot me an email at bryce@livinginseattlemetro.com or schedule a time to jump on a call with me here! https://calendly.com/bryceseattle/30min

@MirjamButikofer-hz7fl 3 years ago

haha the con of gloomy skies is the reason i came 😃 idk i have always hated super hot weather and too much sun since i was a child

@jwfriar 2 years ago

Been here 8 years and easily my 2 biggest cons you didn’t touch on are:

People are unfriendly, introverted and non-caring. Very difficult to establish friends.

The restaurant scene is very underwhelming for the size of the city. You would expect much better, but largely it doesn’t attract too chefs and people just accept average to bad food. Chicago was 1,000x better food for every type of cuisine. Barely better than Indiana where I’m from. Other midsized cities are better.

But the city is charming, the views just driving around are amazing, the outdoor activities are incredible, awesome day trips to the islands, Canada, Rainier, etc. A nice summer day in Seattle is tough to beat.

PLEASE GET BETTER CHEFS!!

@Denspion 2 years ago

I love Seattle, and hate to see such a beautiful city, with beautiful views fall victim to the crime, drug use, and homeless issues. My question is, what is Bellevue doing so drastically different to stay so clean and safe in comparison? Seattle has such potential to be such a wonderful place, from what I hear the most, is the leadership needs to change.

@stephenross4333 2 years ago

I moved to Seattle 25 years ago, and it was wonderful then. That Seattle doesn’t exist anymore. We moved to the Bay Area 2016-2022, and moved back to Washington, summer 2022. However, the Seattle Metro area was not even on the list. Moved to Whidbey with a view of the Sound, and really love being back. When we run errands across the water, Can’t wait to get back.

Quality of life has gone down dramatically in the metro area.

You left out that hot weather doesn’t usually last more than 1-3 weeks, and it’s low humidity.

Houses in the Seattle area suck. There is a lot of crappy construction or very outdated homes.

The long grey winters are real. Get a light therapy box (medically rated) - they work!!!

@dh2392 2 years ago

I moved to Seattle 34 years ago, but I no longer have a love affair with the area. The high cost of living, traffic, and homeless encampments have me eager to leave upon retirement.

@birdsandsuch 2 years ago

has moved to the KP South of Gig Harbor works in Bellevue A bit of rural forest and a bit of city with a train that runs from the Tacoma dome... Heyyyy it's beautiful everyone

@Dreadlock1227 2 years ago

I honestly love the weather in Seattle. I don’t mind grey and rain THAT much, but what I really can’t stand is extremes. I grew up in Ottawa, Canada and for the vast majority of the year, it’s either -20 degrees with 4 ft of snow on the ground, or it’s 90 degrees with 75% humidity and a humidex like 105. I’ve lived in Seattle since 2013 and I find the rain to be a perfectly fine trade off for the mild winters and damn near perfect summers.

@Rebeccaluna696 2 years ago

Early 1900's homes are the most beautiful people buildt amazing things back there

@Roque-Cachamuiña-gs1wd 2 years ago

I live in Galicia, in the northwest of Spain, a few years ago I met a girl who worked as an English teacher's assistant, she was from Seattle and during her first time here, she couldn't stop cursing her bad luck... coming to sunny Spain and falling into a region that has a climate similar to that of Seattle and where instead of playing the guitar we play the bagpipes... in the end she ended up liking Galicia but she convinced her Galician boyfriend and now they live on the Mediterranean coast and They only come to Galicia in summer to cool off...

@globo206 3 years ago

Great video! Love the detailed breakdown you give for each area

@ACE-sx8mo 2 years ago

Seattle DOES have weather extremes in the form of rain. It can rain every day for 3 weeks at a time. We often have cold rainy weather nonstop from May into mid July. We just had a week of 50-degree days in the middle of June. Summers are short and typically have maybe 8 weeks of sunny warm weather.

@dearashad 3 years ago (edited)

The SeaTac area is wonderfully diverse; I’ve lived here for four years and absolutely love it ❤️(moved from New Mexico)

@benbrahimrabie5852 2 years ago

Great video man thank you

@asamatteroflaw570 3 years ago

Great video! Thanks for the info!

@exploringeugeneoregon 2 years ago

great video! I wish we could see more tech expansion at even a fraction of what you have in Seattle. Perfect breakdown of the traffic situation with the comparison to LA. When visiting Seattle I've typically thought the traffic could always be worse...

@BostonRobb 2 years ago

Appreciate the video 🙏

@strayspark1967 3 years ago

there are no pros living here anymore. as soon as my Dad passes, im gone

@olegkozlov2500 3 years ago

Been there, done it, no more Seattle for me

@SallySallySallySally 3 years ago

LOL. The median price for a house in Seattle is now a million dollars which means that, unless you get a high-paying tech job ($500K/yr or higher,) the only "living in Seattle" you'll be doing is at the end of at least a one-hour one-way commute from an ex-urb like North Bend or beyond.